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Evening Solitude by Ted Ellis

I thought I had the original and I wanted to verify my find, so I contacted Ted Ellis via e-mail. The following quotes are from the e-mails:

"Steve, that definitely is my artwork,it looks like a canvas transfer of my print . This is a common process of making a print look like an original. A plastic polymer resin sheet that is heat sensitive is placed over one the print and pressed together. Art distributors and some framers have the ability add this embellishment. Its a great replica, but not an original. (Ted T. Ellis)"

"It still a great deal!!! I painted several seascapes while living in San Jose, CA in the late 80's my teachers were the Garcia family in Milpitas, CA. That's when I decided I wanted art as a career. It's a special piece. Any, keep painting it brings great joy!!! (Ted T. Ellis)"

Lithograph

Lithography originally used an image drawn (etched) into a coating of wax or an oily substance applied to a plate of lithographic stone as the medium to transfer ink to a blank paper sheet, and so produce a printed page. In modern lithography, the image is made of a polymer coating applied to a flexible aluminum plate.

Giclee (g-clay) is an elegant, state-of-the-art reproduction. The name comes from a French print-maker's term for "fine spray" and was adopted to distinguish the technique from ordinary offset printing.

A giclee is created by a digital printer's tiny ink jets that spray millions of droplets of water-based ink onto fine archival art paper or canvas (or linen) known as the "substrate". The combination of specific inks and substrate are carefully selected to assure maximum print longevity.

The print makers often take it one step further and give the prints a "topical treatment" by hand painting fine details to enhance the picture.